If you like an adventure, dare to try a different kind of tour and enjoy a great day out. You will discover the magic of Algarve‘s countryside with its traditions and outstanding views. Let yourself be driven northwards, off-road through the countryside as your driver/guide informs you all about the flora, fauna and the history & culture of the area. Learn more about cork, visiting a cork oak tree at some of the country's finest cork harvesting.
Central Circuit - available for departures from Vilamoura, Albufeira, Armação de Pêra:
Discovering the magic of the Algarve countryside with their traditions and the outstanding views with your jeep driver as the “storyteller”. The group will pass by the interior villages of the Algarve. Visit the most typical village of the region, Alte. The little fountain, the narrow streets, the white houses and typical chimneys. Visit to a distillery farm where one can taste the famous “medronho” (firewater) and honey. Then, we travel through the farmlands of Picota.
The Mountains Circuit - available for departures from Carvoeiro, Portimão, Alvor:
After a short briefing departure towards Monchique, a small village located a few kilometers from Fóia the highest point in the Algarve with 902 meters. On the way to the mountains, your driver “storyteller” will show you and explain the fauna and flora of the region. “Sobreiro” is the cork tree and the Algarve is one of the Portuguese regions that transforms and exports cork. Another stop to taste a typical drink from the region “proof of arbutus “and honey in a typical distillery. The journey continuous towards “Bravura” dam.
Full-day tour with lunch included.
Please Note:
- French and German guides on request.
- We find this tour is not suitable for pregnant women or for children under three years of age.